Unusual for me, I’ll just get right to the point: If you work in the dementia field–be it on a project, a campaign, a dementia-friendly community, in long-term care, as a personal support worker, or one-on-one with a family member as a care...

Lately the terminology around dementia has been a hot topic, for example, whether or not someone can be called a dementia “sufferer” or can be said to be “suffering from dementia.” At first I was happy that the Alzheimer Society in the UK...

“…each of us essentially lives inside our minds, gaining access to the outside world only through the lens of our own interpretation.” J.E. Chamberlain, “Boasting, Toasting, and Truthtelling,” Orality & Literacy: Reflections Across...

We don’t talk enough about Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Yes, the topic got some airplay this month in Canada, what with it being Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and all. But let’s put it into perspective. About 750,000 Canadians...

Last week a video made by a man with Alzheimer’s and his wife went viral. In it, Mary Beth Beamer asked her husband Alan what he would like to say to friends who have stopped visiting him since his diagnosis. Alan makes an emotional outpouring, asking his...

The makers of the much-touted online brain game Lumosity have been fined by the Federal Trade Commission to settle allegations it “deceived consumers with unfounded claims” in its advertising. According to this article in the Wall Street Journal, “Lumosity preyed on...

Here’s a quote from an article I enjoyed today with my morning tea: Facing a growing wave of dementia so violent it’s led to 12 homicides in two years, Ontario (Canada) nursing homes are pleading with the province to pay for a key tool now available to fewer...

Gosh, where do I start? I can think of several positive things to say about the Canada Dementia Friends initiative. First, they did it. Simply introducing the words “dementia friend” into our Canadian lexicon is a good thing for raising awareness. And...

The ongoing conversation between Dr. Peter Whitehouse, Marc Wortmann and colleagues is worth a read. Give yourself twenty minutes though, because it’s a long one. And it’s thought-provoking. At the centre of the argument is whether Alzheimer’s disease really exists....

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